AWS: Single point of failure reminder

Half the internet slowed to a crawl because of a DNS hiccup.

40+ major platforms went dark simultaneously. Not a hack. A DNS issue at AWS.

Snapchat. Amazon. Roblox. Coinbase. United Airlines. Canva. AT&T. Ring. Prime Video. Fortnite. The New York Times. Steam. Epic Games. Lyft. Venmo. Verizon. Roku. IMDb. McDonald’s. Hulu. Reddit. Fidelity. Disney+.

All down or throttled. Same morning. Same root cause.

A DNS issue at AWS.

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